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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the papacy of benedict the sixteenth officially ended today as he became the first pontiff in modern times to resign. on his last day, he spoke with the cardinals who will now turn to choosing his successor, amid continuing scandals and tensions within the vatican and wider church. we begin with our coverage with this report from james mates of "independent television news." >> reporter: looking a little frail, weary almost under the burdens of a tumultuous eight years in the holy see, pope benedict met his cardinals for a final time. in the magnificent surroundings of the vatican's clementine room, he thanked them and recognized that one of those now applauding will soon be in his place. "among you," he said, "there is the future pope to whom already today and i promise my unconditional reverence and obedience." he said a personal farewell to each cardinal, among them peter turksen of ghana who many believe may be the first black pope in more than a thousand year
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the papacy of benedict the sixteenth officially ended today as he became the first pontiff in modern times to resign. on his last day, he spoke with the cardinals who will now turn to choosing his successor, amid continuing scandals and tensions within the vatican and wider church. we begin with our coverage with this report from james mates of "independent television news." >> reporter:...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the man picked to lead the central intelligence agency was called today to defend his positions in the war on terror. john brennan's senate confirmation hearing revolved around several hotly debated policies. "newshour" congressional correspondent kwame holman has our report. >> reporter: even before the hearing got truly under way, protesters from code pink disrupted john brennan's opening statement-- signaling that passions were running high on the targeted killings of terror suspects. >> they won't even tell congress what countries we are killing children in. >> reporter: the interruptions continued, and the chair of the senate intelligence committee, california democrat dianne feinstein, ordered the room temporarily cleared. >> we're going to halt the hearing. >> reporter: once the hearing resumed, brennan defended u.s. actions in the war on terror, but he acknowledged the c.i.a. is not immune from scrutiny. >> i have publicly acknowledged that our fight again
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the man picked to lead the central intelligence agency was called today to defend his positions in the war on terror. john brennan's senate confirmation hearing revolved around several hotly debated policies. "newshour" congressional correspondent kwame holman has our report. >> reporter: even before the hearing got truly under way, protesters from code pink disrupted john brennan's...
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it's friday february 22. i am scott thuman. >> on natasha barrett. a winter storm moves into the northeast. let's check in with meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> the storms is splitting its energy on top of us, so we will come out with a light precipitation. there is a winter weather advisory in effect along the blue ridge and areas of to the west with the potential of up to an inch of snow and sleet go stimulating, but that is through tomorrow morning. the d.c. metro area, little to no accumulation. most of this will hold off until after the noon hour before switches to rain. the roads will be fine, hopefully, as temperatures are above freezing here. 25 degrees in hagerstown, 30 at dulles rail. i don't think the weather will be bad enough to get the kids out of school, so grab the umbrella for the way home. a check on traffic and weather jamee. >> on the maryland beltway, there's a problem. a car fire on the maryland beltway on the outer loop northbound towards 50 the john hanson highway. it's north of ritchie marlboro. it's quite intense. a unit is on
it's friday february 22. i am scott thuman. >> on natasha barrett. a winter storm moves into the northeast. let's check in with meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> the storms is splitting its energy on top of us, so we will come out with a light precipitation. there is a winter weather advisory in effect along the blue ridge and areas of to the west with the potential of up to an inch of snow and sleet go stimulating, but that is through tomorrow morning. the d.c. metro area, little to...
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newly installed secretary of state john kerry had his first day on the job today. the former senator entered the state department's harry truman building to a big crowd and loud cheers from staffers. he said he hopes to help make the world more prosperous and peaceful. wall street had its worst day of the year to date, amid new concerns about europe and its debt load. the dow jones industrial average fell back under 14,000 losing 129 points to close at 13,880. the nasdaq dropped nearly 48 points to close at 3131. baltimore ravens fans celebrated their super bowl win today. it was the second time the team has won the nfl championship. last night, a mass party filled city streets after the ravens defeated the san francisco 49ers, 34-31. there's an official victory parade tomorrow. the game was the third most- watched program in u.s. television history, despite a power outage that halted play for 34 minutes. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and to the compelling story of u.s. military veteran chris kyle. iraqi insurgents once dub
newly installed secretary of state john kerry had his first day on the job today. the former senator entered the state department's harry truman building to a big crowd and loud cheers from staffers. he said he hopes to help make the world more prosperous and peaceful. wall street had its worst day of the year to date, amid new concerns about europe and its debt load. the dow jones industrial average fell back under 14,000 losing 129 points to close at 13,880. the nasdaq dropped nearly 48...
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newly installed secretary of state john kerry had his first day on the job today. the former senator entered the state department's harry truman building to a big crowd and loud cheers from staffers. he said he hopes to help make the world more prosperous and peaceful. wall street had its worst day of the year to date, amid new concerns about europe and its debt load. the dow jones industrial average fell back under 14,000 losing 129 points to close at 13,880. the nasdaq dropped nearly 48 points to close at 3131. baltimore ravens fans celebrated their super bowl win today. it was the second time the team has won the nfl championship. last night, a mass party filled city streets after the ravens defeated the san francisco 49ers, 34-31. there's an official victory parade tomorrow. the game was the third most- watched program in u.s. television history, despite a power outage that halted play for 34 minutes. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and to the compelling story of u.s. military veteran chris kyle. iraqi insurgents once dub
newly installed secretary of state john kerry had his first day on the job today. the former senator entered the state department's harry truman building to a big crowd and loud cheers from staffers. he said he hopes to help make the world more prosperous and peaceful. wall street had its worst day of the year to date, amid new concerns about europe and its debt load. the dow jones industrial average fell back under 14,000 losing 129 points to close at 13,880. the nasdaq dropped nearly 48...
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who have money and weapons. >> suarez: indeed, guns and money are pouring in from other sources, as kerry pointed out in his confirmation hearing two weeks ago. >> there are a lot of weapons there. there are people in the gulf, and you know who they are, who are not hesitating to provide weapons. >> suarez: he, too, was questioned by senator mccain, who's been urging american intervention for some time. >> i think you would agree with me that every day that go by in syria, it gets worse. >> i think you would agree with me that, whatever judgments you make, they have to pass the test of whether or not, if you do them, they're actually going to make things better. >> suarez: for now, the u.s. is providing what it calls "non- lethal" assistance. and with panetta's departure from the pentagon today, plus clinton's last week and petraeus's resignation in 22, general dempsey is the only known remaining advocate of arming the rebels still in a top advisory role. i'm joined who served in the obama administration state departments and is now dean of the school of advanced international studies at
who have money and weapons. >> suarez: indeed, guns and money are pouring in from other sources, as kerry pointed out in his confirmation hearing two weeks ago. >> there are a lot of weapons there. there are people in the gulf, and you know who they are, who are not hesitating to provide weapons. >> suarez: he, too, was questioned by senator mccain, who's been urging american intervention for some time. >> i think you would agree with me that every day that go by in...
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only clinton's replacement john kerry s won senate confirmation and taken up his new post. the national security moves one step closer to completion with tomorrow's hearing for c.i.a. nominee john brennan. the president's environmental and energy team will be completely reformed. in addition to salazar's exit at interior, lisa jackson is leaving as environmental protection agency chief as is energy secretary steven chu with no replacements announced yet. and mr. obama's economic team will also have new faces, as he moves to replace: labor secretary hilda solis, trade representative ron kirk and rebecca blank, the interim commerce secretary who replaced gary locke when he became ambassador to china. critical issues await them, from action on climate change, to the keystone x-l oil pipeline, to negotiations on new trade agreements with a dozen nations, and the european union. the president set the tone for the selections to come, with his description of jewell today. >> she knows the link between conservation and good jobs. she knows that there's no contradiction between bein
only clinton's replacement john kerry s won senate confirmation and taken up his new post. the national security moves one step closer to completion with tomorrow's hearing for c.i.a. nominee john brennan. the president's environmental and energy team will be completely reformed. in addition to salazar's exit at interior, lisa jackson is leaving as environmental protection agency chief as is energy secretary steven chu with no replacements announced yet. and mr. obama's economic team will also...
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only clinton's replacement john kerry has won senate confirmation and taken up his new post. the national security moves one step closer to completion with tomorrow's hearing for c.i.a. nominee john brennan. the president's environmental and energy team will be completely reformed. in addition to salazar's exit at interior, lisa jackson is leaving as environmental protection agency chief as is energy secretary steven chu with no replacements announced yet. and mr. obama's economic team will also have new faces, as he moves to replace: labor secretary hilda solis, trade representative ron kirk and rebecca blank, the interim commerce secretary who replaced gary locke when he became ambassador to china. critical issues await them, from action on climate change, to the keystone x-l oil pipeline, to negotiations on new trade agreements with a dozen nations, and the european union. the president set the tone for the selections to come, with his description of jewell today. >> she knows the link between conservation and good jobs. she knows that there's no contradiction between bein
only clinton's replacement john kerry has won senate confirmation and taken up his new post. the national security moves one step closer to completion with tomorrow's hearing for c.i.a. nominee john brennan. the president's environmental and energy team will be completely reformed. in addition to salazar's exit at interior, lisa jackson is leaving as environmental protection agency chief as is energy secretary steven chu with no replacements announced yet. and mr. obama's economic team will...
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tonight 22. that's d.c. mid-teens north and west. 36 tomorrow with nighttime snow showers or a brief period of light snow. sunday the early flurry but 41, looking better. monday still cool at 40. 45 on tuesday with a flurry and still staying in the 40s for highs wednesday and thursday. stick around. we have more of wusa 9news in >>> valentine's day just around the corner. so this afternoon we are coupling wine and food with sherry sheffield, a wine contributor with the "washington post" and former lawyer so we know you're -- know your coupling will be judicious. thank so you much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> you're doing a fanfare with cheese. >> we are. we're going to show you some classic pairings and do some fun pairings. classic fanfare with goat cheese. the mineral essence with the creaminess of the goat cheese will pair very well. it will cut through the creaminess anden refreshing. >>it's fantastic. i'm not going to lie. you're showing a pork dish next. >> this is a pork tenderloin.
tonight 22. that's d.c. mid-teens north and west. 36 tomorrow with nighttime snow showers or a brief period of light snow. sunday the early flurry but 41, looking better. monday still cool at 40. 45 on tuesday with a flurry and still staying in the 40s for highs wednesday and thursday. stick around. we have more of wusa 9news in >>> valentine's day just around the corner. so this afternoon we are coupling wine and food with sherry sheffield, a wine contributor with the "washington...
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that's on most pbs stations later this evening. find a link to "need to know" and more on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is "b
that's on most pbs stations later this evening. find a link to "need to know" and more on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:...
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they claim they face more subtle obstacles including pressure to behavior a certain way. >>> in a new pbs documentary, samberg says women have a long way to go but also do men. >> my brother-in-law once said he was baby sitting. i said, dude you're not baby sitting. you're the father. that's called fathering, parenting. that's not baby sitting. we need to live in a world where men do half women do half. >> facebook's chief operating officer wants to start a movement called lean in. some of the details were revealed last week by jodie cab tore of "the new york times." jodie, good morning. >> good morning. we should say this book is not out yet so people will have the opportunity to read it. what is cheryl sandberg trying to do? >> if you look at the fortune 500, only 21 ceos are female. so she wants to address that problem. she's telling women to lean in. if you want to understand her ideas, a very good preview is the ted talk she gave a year or two on this and her book will be out march 11. she basically wants women to become more aggressive and savvier about navigating the workplace. >>
they claim they face more subtle obstacles including pressure to behavior a certain way. >>> in a new pbs documentary, samberg says women have a long way to go but also do men. >> my brother-in-law once said he was baby sitting. i said, dude you're not baby sitting. you're the father. that's called fathering, parenting. that's not baby sitting. we need to live in a world where men do half women do half. >> facebook's chief operating officer wants to start a movement called...
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the white house released two public service announcements featuring big bird set to run on several pbs stations next week. >> no matter what your age, it's important to get your body moving every single day to help keep you healthy. >> look, mrs. obama, i'm getting moving right now by jogging. >> joining me now for more on this, is leah goldman with "marie claire" magazine. >> we've seen the first lady enlist rachael ray to dr. oz and how would you rate the success of it? >> it's been a successful platform for the first lady, impressively so, i would say. she's seen some really significant results, actually, and typically you see first lady adopt these platforms and they go on the road with them and they do appearances for them, and we've actually seen some effects of this tour. for example, she's going out to mississippi, and since she started this let's move campaign, mississippi has seen a 13% drop of childhood obesity rate and that is the heaviest state in the nation so that's pretty impressive. >> let's look at poll numbers on the first lady. a poll taken two months ago shows that
the white house released two public service announcements featuring big bird set to run on several pbs stations next week. >> no matter what your age, it's important to get your body moving every single day to help keep you healthy. >> look, mrs. obama, i'm getting moving right now by jogging. >> joining me now for more on this, is leah goldman with "marie claire" magazine. >> we've seen the first lady enlist rachael ray to dr. oz and how would you rate the...
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don't miss martha speaks on pbs kids. yeow! cold, cold, cold! i'm miss rosa from pbs kids with martha ... martha: from martha speaks. rosa: it's easy to help your kids learn anytime, anywhere. right, martha? martha: right. like at the doctor's office. mom: what rhymes with toy? kid: boy. martha: or when you're walking the dog. mom: what letter does that sign start with? girl: s! rosa: visit pbskids.org/read for more tips and free games like these that make it fun for your child to learn to...
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. >> reporter: 22-year-old jennifer lawrence had a very unscripted moment on her way to collecting her oscar for best actress actress. her fall had the audience on its feet. >> what was i thinking when i got up? a bad word i can't say that starts with "f." >> and if question that begins with tommy lee jones begins now. >> reporter: oscars host seth mcfarland got plenty of laughs on stage but was on twitter. >> the actor who got inside his head was john will booth. >> reporter: the show itself seemed more about music than movies with 12 performances including jennifer hudson. and barbra streisand. >> did you kind of feel like you were watching the tonys at some point? >> by the end i thought, now it's tonys. i actually said to her, it's the tonys. >> reporter: adele belted out her james bond theme which won her an oscar for best song. shirley bas southeast paid tribute to the 50-year-old franchise. >> i think it's pretty safe. >> reporter: christoph for jango unchained won his oscar, the second in three year. best supporting actress anne hathaway apparently dreamed a dream about oscar.
. >> reporter: 22-year-old jennifer lawrence had a very unscripted moment on her way to collecting her oscar for best actress actress. her fall had the audience on its feet. >> what was i thinking when i got up? a bad word i can't say that starts with "f." >> and if question that begins with tommy lee jones begins now. >> reporter: oscars host seth mcfarland got plenty of laughs on stage but was on twitter. >> the actor who got inside his head was john...
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we will see you next time back here on pbs. until then, keep the faith. ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪ >> something like that. tavis: there you have it. >> for more information on tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a provocative conversation with gina messina-dysert. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more.
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we're joined by the executive producer betsy west, a veteran of abc and cbs news, earned 22 emmy awards for her works on programs like "60 minutes." welcome to "democracy now!" tell us about this project. >> it has spent eight years in the making. when my partner dylan mcgee came to me, she had been working on it for about a year. she got to gloria steinem and astor did do a story about her life, a documentary. gloria said, nobody has done anything on the movement. somebody needs to do a story of the women's movement. so she said about looking into that and came to meet a year later. in a way i was happy because it was an amazing opportunity that the store had not been done. >> the stories told in and, share some of them. >> we really look at the movement, some of the well-known people like gloria steinem, who was a major figure in the women's movement, and some of the unknowns stories. the coal miner who was one of the first call miners, and then she was subjected to sexual harassment by her boss so she took her boss to court and fought a 13-year battle and won. the telephone operator
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our coverage is part of pbs's "after newtown" initiative, a series of programs produced by our pbs colleagues to spark a national conversation about gun violence in america. on our web site now, find a preview of some of the stories we'll be reporting. >> woodruff: and to the analysis of shields and gerson-- syndicated columnist mark shields and "washington post" columnist michael gerson. david brooks is away this week. welcome, gentleman. so picking up, mark, on what we just heard lynn sweet telling margaret about what the president was saying today going to chicago, his hometown, how effective is it for him to be going before big audiences on this very political question of gun control? >> i think that it was certainly the highlight emotionally of the state of the union speech. i think it connected to people in that room and beyond that roomment i think can only be helpful. >> woodruff: does it seem, michael, that his chances are improving because every time he goes out and makes a speech like this? >> well, i think he has one advantage on this issue which is what he is proposing, a vote on
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